Through all of this, Assad appears unfazed by the carnage he's overseeing and regular people—men, women, and children of Syria—find no peace. Most troubling of all is that the brutality of the rebels has nearly begun to equal that of Assad's regime, and they are increasingly alienating the citizens they are supposed to be defending. Many regular people have turned on them, complaining of armed fighters abusing their power and attacking civilians over minor provocations.

These photos taken by Reuters photographer Asmaa Waguih graphically illustrate the deterioration of the conflict. The caption says these are Free Syrian Army fighters firing "on a man they suspect to be from the pro-government forces," but what they're really doing is executing an unarmed prisoner. The man is not even in uniform, but even if he were and no matter what he may have done on behalf of Assad, the rebels are clearly losing the moral high ground in this war.

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